Stamp.



PATBNTED AUG. e, 1907.

A. HELLEB..

STAMP.

APPLIGATION Hum MAY 2z, 1907.

rus Nokms Prrrns co., wnslmvc-Iou, n. c.

ABRAHAMHELLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

Application filed May 22, 1907. Serial No. 375,095.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM I-IELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in stamps and more particularly .to that class adapted to be used for printing signs, menu cards, etc., and my object is to provide means for securing a plurality ol different names to an endless belt.

A further object is to provide means for securing the belt within the frame of the stamp, and a still further object is to provide means for rotating the belt so that any name desired may be brought to the lower end of the stamp where the same may be printed upon an object.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter reerred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part ol' this application, Figure l is a central, vertical, sectional view of my improved form of stamp. Fig. 2 is a sectional view as seen on line 2-2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of the endless belt showing a plurality of names printed thereon, and, Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of the frame with parts carried thereby, removed.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the l several views, I indicates the frame of my improved stamp which is preferably U-shaped and is provided at its lower end with a bar 2, said bar engaging the free ends of the depending arms 3 ofthe frame. Extending between the upper ends of the arms 3 is a drum 5, said drum being held in position between the arms by directing a screw 4 through an opening in one of the arms 3 and into` the end of the drum, while the opposite end of the drum is supported upon a shaft 6, one end of which is pointed and provided with prongs 6, the prongs serving to hold the shaft in a fixed position when the pointed end of the shaft is driven into the drum. Extending around the drum 5 and bar 2 is an endless belt 7, over the outer surface of which is disposed a coating of rubber, or like yielding substance 8, on the outer surface of which is formed a plurality of letters 9, said letters forming different names, so that when one of the names is disposed directly below the bar 2, the name so disposed may be printed by first placing ink upon the letters and then resting the bottom of the stamp upon an object. Y

In order to readily rotate the endless belt so that any one of the names upon the outer surface thereof may be disposed below the bar 2, the shaft G is extended beyond the outer face of its respective arm 3 and threaded to receive a nut I0, to which is pivotally secured a wing Il, and it will be readily seen that by grasping the wing and rotating the drum, the belt will move around the drum until the proper name is disposed below the bar 2.

As the names upon the belt are arranged to read negatively when looking at the stamp, I provide a number for each of the names and by placing the same on a projecting edge of the belt immediately before a name, said numbers being so arranged that they will read positively when looking at the stamp, and learning to what particular name each number alludes, the operator is enabled to quickly place the name desired below the bar by rotating the drum and said result can be accomplished without stopping to read the name. These numbers are placed directly upon the face of the belt and below the plane of the letters forming the names so that said numbers will not be printed when the stamp is used.

Ihe frame l is provided with the usual form of knob l2, by which means the stamp may be grasped and readily placed in position to imprint the character on an object.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very cheap and economical form of stamp for the purpose intended and by forming the belt in one piece, the entire naine may be moved in position to be printed at one rotating of the drum.

What I claim is:

A stamp of the class described, comprising the combination with a frame, a bar at the lower end of said frame, a drum adjacent the upper end of the frame and means to rotate said drum of an endless belt extending around said drum and bar and of a width equalto the length of the drum, a coating; of yielding substance on the outer' surface of said belt and of less width than the belt, a plurality of letters formed from said yielding` substance, said letters formingv naines, and means on that portion of the belt not covered by the yielding substance to readily ascertain the naines upon the belt.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ABRAHAM HELLER.

Witnesses Anon' LIBERsoN, SAM. GnUINBEnG. 

